Thursday, October 7, 2021

PARMA Recordings: Sphinx Call for Scores now open for submissions, open exclusively to Black and Latin American composers

 


Call for Scores: Cello and 
piano works by Black and 
Latinx composers
We’re excited to share a unique call for scores open 
exclusively to Black and Latin American composers, 
sprouted from a new partnership between The 
Sphinx Organization, cellist Thomas Mesa, and 
pianist Michelle Cann. Teaming up for the first time, 
these organizations and individuals aim to amplify the 
voices of musicians from backgrounds traditionally 
underrepresented in classical music by providing a fully 
funded recording opportunity and album release made 
possible through the support of a Sphinx Organization 
MPower Artist Grant and by PARMA Recordings.

Solo cello and cello/piano scores selected and approved 
will be recorded with cellist Thomas Mesa and pianist 
Michelle Cann and produced by PARMA’s GRAMMY-
winning team for release on an album on the Navona 
Records imprint.

Selected composers will receive the 
following:
  • Studio recording produced at no cost 
  • to the composer

  • Full ownership of the resulting master 
  • recording

  • Commercial release of the recording 
  • on an album with worldwide digital 
  • distribution

  • All post-production, design of all 
  • album visual elements, and promotional 
  • support at no cost to the composer

  • A majority share of received royalties 
  • from resulting streams and sales

  • Invitation to attend the recording of their 
  • piece either virtually or in person

  • $250 honorarium
 
Guidelines
The Call for Scores is open to Black and Latinx
(Latin American) composers of any nationality, 
state, or country of residence. Works should 
ideally be between 5 and 15 minutes in length, 
but pieces outside of that range will still be 
considered.

There is no fee to submit, nor any fee if 
selected.

Upload PDF scores and audio files via the Project 
Submission form on our website.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN OCTOBER 5TH 
TO NOVEMBER 5TH, 2021
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